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Researchers Have Developed A Non-Line-Of-Sight (NLOS) Imaging Technique That Uses Laser To Spot Hidden Objects ~1.43 Km Away. It Was, Previously, Only Possible To Detect Partially Or Fully Hidden Objects A Few Metres Away As Environmental Factors Affect Longer Distance Traveling Light, Which Confuses The Sensors. NLOS Has Uses In Self Driving Cars.

Scientists Have Developed An Artificial Womb, Said To Have Successfully Grown Mice Embryos That Look Like Those In A Real Mice Uterus. The Womb Has Implications For Understanding Of How A Fertilized Egg Can Develop All The Specific Cell Types In The Human Body, How Pregnancies End In Miscarriages Or Why Fertilized Eggs Fail To Implant.

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Scientists May Have Developed A Device That Enables “Communication” With Plant Via Electrical Signals. The Device Was Successfully Tested On Venus Flytrap. The Device Could Advance Plant-Based Technologies. E.g., Plant-Based Robots That Can Help Pick-up Fragile Objects, Or Help Improve Food Security By Detecting Diseases Early In Crops.

A Study, In A First Of Its Kind, Is Indicating That Conotoxins, From Venomous Cone Snail, Has Potential For Developing Novel Anti-Adhesion Treatment For Severe Malaria Like P. Falciparum. Conotoxins Could Disrupt Protein-Protein And Protein-Polysaccharide Interactions That Directly Contribute To Malaria, And Possibly To AIDS And COVID-19.

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Scientists Have Developed A Self-Sustainable Wearable Device, Called Wearable Microgrid, Capable Of Harvesting Energy From Sweat And Body Movement To Power Small Electronics Quickly And Continuously. The Washable Wearable Device Comprises 1) Sweat-Powered Biofuel Cells, 2) Motion-Powered Devices And 3) Energy-Storing Supercapacitors.

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Dutch Students, Aka AeroDelft Team, From Delft University, Plan To Fly The World’s First Hydrogen-Powered (HP) Aircraft Called Phoenix PT, In July Of 2021. The Team, From The University That Demoed The The Flying V, Sees A Future For The First Around The World HP Flight By 2025, And The First Commercial HP Aircraft Operations By 2035.

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The FDA, On 2/27/2021, Issued An Emergency Authorization For The Johnson & Johnson (JJ) 66.1% Efficacy Covid-19 Vaccine For Adults Aged 18 And Older. This Will Be The Third Vaccine Approved In The USA And The First Single-Shot Vaccine. The JJ Vaccine Also Does Not Have Tedious Cold Requirements Like Those Of Moderna And Pfizer/BioNTech.

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4 Persons, In Oregon, USA, Who Received The Complete COVID-19 Vaccine Dose, Tested Positive For COVID-19. This Makes Oregon One Of The First States To Identify “Breakthrough Cases,” In Which Folks Considered Immune Are Now Sickened With Mild Cases Of COVID-19. But Health Officials Are Not Surprised By This Given The Vaccines ~95% Efficacy.

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A New Study, A First Of Its Kind, Which Focuses On The Health Impact Of Cannabis On Blood Pressure, Heart Rate And Metabolism In Hypertensive Adults That Are 60 Years And Above, Shows That Cannabis May Reduce Blood Pressure In Older Adults. The Study Is Very Pertinent As Older Adults Have Become The Fastest Growing Users Of Cannabis.

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The World’s First Successful Face And Hand Transplant, After 23 Hours Of Surgery, Was Performed, On 22-Year-Old Joe Dimeo, By Doctors At The NYU Langone Medical Center. Mr. Dimeo, At Age 20, Sustained Third-Degree Burns Over ~80% Of His Body Due To A Car Accident. The August 2020 Operation Involved 80 People Across 6 Surgical Teams.

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A New Study Is Indicating That Infant Mortality Rate Drops By 1.8% Annually In Big Cities In The USA, For Every One Dollar Increase In Minimum Wage. The Study Is Based On Previous Studies That Have Consistently Shown That Increase In Minimum Wage Improves Standard Of Living, Alleviating Conditions That Lead To Infant Mortality.

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The U.S. FDA Has Approved The First Long-Acting Monthly 2-Shot Drug Combo That Can Replace Daily HIV Pills. The Combo, Called Cabenuva, Comprises Rilpivirine, Sold As Edurant By Johnson & Johnson, And A New Drug, Cabotegravir, From ViiV Healthcare. The Combo Are Given As Separate Shots Once A Month. 2 Months Dosing Is Also Being Tested.

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A Paralyzed Mice, With Spinal Cord Injury, Was Made To Work After 2-3 Weeks Of Receiving An Innovative Treatment, Which Involves Injecting Designer Protein Into The Brain To Stimulate The Paralyzed Nerve Cells To Establish Neural Link That Was Considered, Until Now, Irreparable In Mammals. A Lot More Testing Is Needed Before Use On Humans.

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Researchers Were Able To Grow, In The Lab, A Small Wood-Like Rigid Structure In The Shape Of A Gel Matrix. This Achievement, Though Done On A Small Scale, Has Many Implications For The Forestry, Construction, And Agriculture Sectors. But First, It Needs To Be Commercially Scalable And Practical To, E.G., Grow Furniture Like Tables.

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A Company Has Developed A Wristband Wearable Device, Called Moodbeam, Which Employees Can Wear To Let Employers Know, Via An App, Their Emotional State, Whether Happy Or Sad. This Device Comes With Many Employees Working From Home And Employers Being Unable To Physically Track Their Mental State, Which Can Impact Their Productivity.

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A Gaming Company, Raze, May Have Innovated What It Is Calling The World’s Smartest N95 Face Mask. The Transparent Mask Is Said To Come With, E.G., A Voice Amplifier To Improve Speech; An Active Ventilation For Exhaling Warm Air And Inhaling Cool Air; And A Light Mode That Lits Up In Dark Environment To Show One’s Mouth And Expression.

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A South Korean Start-Up, Petpuls, Based On More Than 10,000 Barks From 50 Dog Breeds, Have Developed An AI-Powered Device That Can Give “Voice,” Via Smartphone App, To Dogs. The Dog Collar Device Is Said To Be Able To Detect, From A Dog’s Bark, With A 90% Average Accuracy Rate, 5 Emotions Of Being Happy, Relaxed, Anxious, Angry, Or Sad.

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Nearly 6,000 Satellites Circle Earth And About 60% Of Them Are Now Space Junk That Could Burn On Re-entry Into the Atmosphere, Creating Tiny Alumina Particles That Will Pollute The Environment. And Because Of This, Researchers Are Contemplating Developing Wooden Satellites, By 2023, That Would Burn Up Without Releasing Polluting Substances.

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Researchers, By Using Commonplace Materials Like Citric Acid, Hydrogen, And Catalysts, Developed An Uncomplicated Method For Turning CO₂ Into A Possible Zero Emission Liquid Fuel, Capable Of Powering Jet Aircraft. The Technique, Though Relatively Cheaper Than Processes Used To Turn Hydrogen And Water Into Fuel, May Be Difficult To Scale.

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Researchers In Isreal May Have Developed A World-First Treatment For Cancerous Cells. The Treatment, Referred To As “A More Elegant Chemotherapy With No Side Effect,” Is Said To Be Done Using A Nobel Prize-Winning Technology, CRISPR Cas-9, To Physically Cut The DNA In Cancerous Cells. The Treatment, Applied Thrice, Was Successful In Mice.

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